NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

(This is a very very beta version)

NGC4291

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:20:17.3
Declination: +75:22:16
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1797
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, vS, R, lbM, 3 st f
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

=====

NGC 4291

13.1" (2/23/85): fairly bright, small, round, small bright nucleus, possible stellar nucleus at 312x.  A mag 14 star is at the west edge 25" from the center.  Form a pair with NGC 4319 6' SE.  Located 13' NNE of mag 5.4 SAO 7540.  NGC 4386 lies 20' NE.